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In the Scheunengut guide, we explain vitamins, minerals, plant compounds and dietary supplements clearly and with a solid scientific grounding – from correct intake to the right product for you. Use the search or the topic filters to quickly find what you need.
Spermidine: 3 mg per Capsule From Pure Wheat Germ
Spermidine is one of the most talked-about molecules in supplements right now – and wheat germ is its richest natural source. Our extract puts that into one clearly standardized capsule:...
Magnesium Bisglycinate: The Gentle Chelate in Focus
Over 300 metabolic processes in the body rely on magnesium – no wonder it's one of the best-selling dietary supplements around. The open question usually isn't whether magnesium makes sense,...
Kapselhülle: Woraus sie besteht und wann sie zählt
Du drehst die Dose um, überfliegst die Zutatenliste — und irgendwo zwischen Extrakt und Vitamin steht ein Wort, über das du hinwegliest: „Überzugsmittel: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose“. Das ist die Kapselhülle. Klingt nach...
Gifts for Vegans: Supplements With Purpose
Anyone looking for a gift for a vegan friend or family member quickly ends up at cosmetics or kitchen gadgets — yet supplements are a category that genuinely plays a...
Medicinal Mushrooms in the Spotlight: Our High-Dose Reishi Extract
Hardly any mushroom has such a long history in natural medicine as the Reishi, the lacquered bracket fungus. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it has been regarded for thousands of years...
Coenzyme Q10 from Scheunengut: Ubiquinone in the Spotlight
Coenzyme Q10 is one of the best-known molecules in the world of food supplements – and at the same time one that many people only know by name. Yet Q10...
Astaxanthin in the Spotlight: Our Vegan Algae Carotenoid
Astaxanthin is the deep red natural pigment that gives salmon, flamingos, and crustaceans their vivid coloring – and one of the most intense carotenoids nature has to offer. It is...
Amino Acid Complex in the Spotlight: All Essential Building Blocks
Amino acids are the building blocks your body uses to build protein – and protein is found in practically every structure in the body, from muscles to enzymes to hormones....
Vitamin B12: Food List with Values and Tips
Vitamin B12 is a special case among the vitamins: it occurs in appreciable amounts almost exclusively in animal foods. Anyone who knows which foods provide particularly high amounts of B12...
Vegan Omega-3 Foods: The Best Plant-Based Sources
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered an important building block of a balanced diet, but are often only associated with fish. Anyone who lives vegan therefore does not have to do...
High-Protein Vegan Foods: The Big List
The protein requirement can be well covered even without animal products. Particularly high-protein vegan foods are pulses such as lentils, chickpeas and beans, soy products such as tofu and tempeh,...
Fish Oil or Algae Oil? Omega-3 Sources Compared
Omega-3 fatty acids are among the most discussed nutrients on the food-supplement shelf. Two sources dominate the market: classic fish oil and plant-based algae oil. Both supply the long-chain fatty...
Vitamin B12 and Vegan Diets: Foods and Why Supplementation Matters
Few nutrients spark as much discussion in vegan eating as vitamin B12. Some people swear by sauerkraut and algae, others consistently reach for the drops. So what's actually true? The...
Plant-Based Omega-3 Sources: Flaxseed Oil, Algae and More
Omega-3 is seen as fish territory – yet the key fatty acids have long been found in flaxseed oil, chia seeds and, above all, algae too. Anyone eating a plant-based...
Iron & Vitamin B12: The Duo for Blood Formation
When it comes to blood formation, two nutrients keep popping up together: iron and vitamin B12. Both play a role in your body's production of red blood cells, which carry...
Vitamin D2 or D3? The Difference Explained Simply
Anyone looking into vitamin D products quickly runs into two abbreviations: D2 and D3. The labels then show unwieldy names like "ergocalciferol" and "cholecalciferol," and the question soon comes up:...
Buying B-Complex: What to Look For & Which Forms
A vitamin B-complex brings all eight B vitamins together in one supplement. Sounds simple — but buying one isn't: products vary enormously in the forms they use, their dosages, and...
Vegetarian or Vegan: the Nutrient Differences
"But I don't eat meat – isn't that the same as vegan?" You hear this question often, and it reveals a widespread misunderstanding. Because between a vegetarian's plate and a...
Covering omega-3 on a vegan diet (algae oil, ALA)
„Omega-3 is only found in fish“ – this sentence persists stubbornly and is nonetheless wrong. Because the actual source of EPA and DHA doesn't swim, it drifts: it's microalgae. The...
How to Spot Vegan Supplements
You can spot a vegan supplement in three places: the capsule shell (plant-based = cellulose/HPMC, animal = gelatine), the origin of “hidden” raw materials such as vitamin D3, omega-3 and...
Covering Vitamin B12 Safely on a Vegan Diet
Living vegan means making countless good decisions – and, with exactly one nutrient, deliberately taking the reins: vitamin B12. In appreciable amounts it occurs practically only in animal-based foods, and...
Nutrients for Vegans: Keeping an Eye on the Critical Micronutrients
The short answer first: A vegan diet covers almost everything – with one clear exception. You have to supplement vitamin B12; there is no way around it. In addition, it...
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